Ear To The Ground

‘There is a perceptible mood of impatience, not only among the rulers but also much of public opinion with all obstacles to the one-dimensional notion of development mandated by globalisation. Scruples that raise questions, or doubts, about the consequences of this imperative are seen as a drag on development. Though this impatience speaks the language of reason and rationality, much of it is driven by the hunger for power: India is a potential giant’, it can be an ‘economic superpower’, are expressions commonly heard these days. Small wonder that this view sits comfortably with the Sangh Parivar, the one political group that has always defined the goals of the nation unambiguously in terms of power’